Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-24
THE CONFEDERATION AT BUFFALO.
A Thorough Search OF the Ruins TO be
Made ut Once.

Buffalo a. W special: The search
among the ruins OF the Rochester hotel for
bodies was continued all cay and up to a
late hour this evening. Nothing has been
found since the body taken out this morn
ing. 1t is now said that this body is not
that OF Clerk Osborne, as portion OF the
trousers found does not correspond with
those OF the missing clerk. j. d. Acker Of
Scranton, Pa, reported as missing, is sale.
He left the house Thursday night but
failed to report until this afternoon. l..
X. Goldsmith, OF New York, was reported
late this afternoon as among the missing,
but has since turned up all right.
Several safes were taken from the ruins
to-day in good condition, and will be
opened to- morrow. The Buffalo Library
association, owner OF the burned hotel,
has arranged to have 200 men at work on
the ruins tomorrow to make u complete
search for whatever they contain. Capt.
III. Shepard, OF Cleveland, general agent
Of a Boston house, left Cleveland for this
city Thursday last. A friend states that
he intended stopping at the Rich
mond Nothing has since been heard from
him and q telegram from his family states
that they know nothing OF his whereabouts.
Special watchmen are on duty at all tho
hotels in the city to guard against any pos.
sibe attempts at incendiarism, and to al
lay the fears OF the guests.
There WAS considerable feeling displayed
at the public meeting held to-day to pro-
test against the aerial wires and several
speakers advocated summary proceedings
to get rid OF the evil in event Of the compa-
MES not complying with the demand for
their burial. Wiser counsel prevailed, how
ever, and IL is believed that amicable ar
rangements will be made with the compa-
MES to put the wires under the ground
within the city limits.
NJ. Hahlman OF Rochester, reported as
probably fatally injured, died at the Taffst
house at 8 O'Clock tonight. Little Jennie
Mann is not expected to survive the night.
A visit to the hospital late tonight elicits
the information that the wounded are do
ing as well as could be expected. Maggie
Mulbach is not expected to live through the
night, and Maggie Oten is very low, and is
in a critical condition. The Travellers Pro-
tective association is caring for the injured
commercial travellers, and supplying item
with everything needful for their comfort.
Bismarck ID. T.) dispatch: The gorge at
sibley island is still intact, despite dyna-
mite. The scene here is desolate and
dreary. The river is still over six miles in
width. The gorge at Sibley is holding the
water at the highest mark that it reached
yesterday. All OF last night swinging
light was seen in the woods and several
vain attempts were made to send rescu-
ing party thither. The light was signal
Of distress from SETTLER who, it is learned
this morning by looking through field
glass, has been on top OF his shock since
the rising OF the waters, swinging lantern
in the hope OF calling help. His shock is
completely surrounded by water and two
miles from the shore OF tho newly-made
stream, and almost aAoat. Two rescuing
parties were sent out this morning and
have'found several families on the roofs OF
houses. A field-glass is being used with
good results, as numerous settlers have
been discovered some perched in trees and
others on floating timbers. To-day a snow
storm prevails
The current OF the newly-made channel is
running over ten miles per hour, and DRIFT
ice shoots along at a terrific speed. A
large bear was seen on a cake OF ice this
morning, Mandan is completely inundated
and the water runs through the streets as
il in a mill race.
The situation at the river landing here is
unchanged. Water is still running through
the boarding houses and river residence
coming The great rise at TT. Buford ia
now over half way here, and will react,
this point some time tonight.
This will make the highest water evSr
known in these parts, and unless the gorge
breaks at Sibley island Mandan will be in
danger OF humiliation. Little Heart river
flows into the Missouri just below Man
dan, and should the ice in this stream
break to-day or before the Buford
rise arrives, the entire surplus
water OF it's food will be
backed into Mandan. The high trestle OF
the Northern Pacific is wrecked. Bismarck
is the terminus OF the Northern Pacific.
Yesterdays passenger train, with its load
OF people bound for the Pacific coast and
intermediate points, lay on sde-tracl;
here all night and will not be able to leave
for several days.
Renewed efforts to break the gorge at
Sibley Island will be made, but it will be a
waste OF dynamite. The gorge consists OF
six miles OF solid ice, wedged into the bot
tom OF the river and piled to height oI
thirty feet. All the mail routes are block
AIDED. snow-storm has been transformed
into binding blizzard and it is feared that
the rescuing parties will be lost. They are
out in small yawls, and with the binding
storm and current OF ten miles an hour
will be unable to guide their crafts or keel
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